June 6, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Add to Calendar
The region’s most acclaimed jazz musicians are returning to the ever-popular Jazz in The Parks on the Great Lawn this summer! Bring your neighbors and friends for the city’s favorite laid-back summer evenings – listed by Washingtonian magazine as one of the area’s top five outdoor spots to listen to live music just last year! Bring your own picnic, blanket and refreshments, and enjoy popular local food vendors and giveaways, including some delicious Atlantic Barbeque! Stop by the wonderful restaurants around the Marketplace, just a block away up 12th Street. Pick up charcuterie (or a pizza!) at Whole Foods, or bring the latest one-of-a-kind flavor from The Charmery’s Saturday Sundae dessert lab.
The events start at 5 pm with a children’s performer (get ready to dance!), followed at 6 pm by the headliners.
Dates:
Registration links coming soon – registration not required, but helps our vendors be prepared!
See below for more information on each artist!
Enjoy beverages and food from vendors and retailers on site; feel free to bring your own picnic, blankets, chairs, and water. Friendly pets allowed on leash.
Location: The Great Lawn is located at the center of the campus. Enter from 16th Street NW, or enter from Georgia Avenue at Butternut Street NW, and follow Main Drive around to the grassy area. 1301 Main Drive NW.
How to Get There: Parking is limited on campus, so walking, scooting, biking, buses, and trains are recommended. The Parks at Walter Reed is a 12-minute walk from the Takoma Metrorail Station on the Red Line, and more than a dozen bus lines run up 16th Street NW and Georgia Avenue NW. Bike parking is available on campus. Some parking is available in on-street spots; please follow the signage.
About the Artists:
June 6: Mark Meadows
July 11: Marsha Goodwin-Wood
August 22: Gracie Jay
September 26: Langston Hughes II
Thank you to the sponsors that support the free community events at The Parks! Special thanks to NVHomes, Fidelity National Title Insurance Company D.C., Livewell Animal Hospital at The Parks, Oakridge Landscaping and Construction, The Vale, Ruppert Landscape, and Saul Ewing.
Participating in or attending an event at The Parks at Walter Reed constitutes your consent to be photographed, filmed, or recorded. By entering the event premises, you waive and release any claims you may have related to the use of recorded media of you at the event, including, without limitation, any right to inspect or approve the photo, video or audio recording of you, any claims for invasion of privacy, violation of the right of publicity, defamation, and copyright infringement or for any fees for use of such record media.
About the artists: